Guide to Ancient Greek Coins of Sicily Examples on VIDEO

Learn about the rare Sicilian ancient Greek coins and the cities that struck them

A list of all the ancient Greek cities in Sicily which minted coins with examples of them. The ancient Greek Island of Sicily has a variety of history and amazing coins to explore. Some of the cities had some of the rarest coins possible. The best standard reference work on the subject of these coins is Handbook of Coins of Sicily by Oliver D. Hoover. I cite coins from this book quite often, as HGC 2, (and the coin number). It is full of history and a variety of types not usually seen anywhere. I highly recommend it. Over the years I have had a collection of thousands of ancient Greek and Roman coins that is over 13,000 items now. This inventory includes some very rare coins from many cities of Sicily. Some common problems with rare ancient coins in general are:

People don't know exactly what to search for.

There are limited amounts of ancient coins available.

There is not a lot of information that can help a beginner collect this series.

There is usually not one source that has many of the rare types available.

This article is to provide people with solutions to this issue. My name is Ilya Zlobin, and I am an expert, enthusiast, author and dealer in ancient Greek Roman Byzantine and even world coins and medals. The reason for this article is that I believe an educated customer is the best customer, as only someone that knows about a specific subject can appreciate the value and beauty of it. I have many articles and videos on many subjects, teaching about different ancient coins. It took me years of experience to have the inventory I have available for you to explore. When you deal with me, you are leveraging my vast experience of working with over 53,000 items over the years. This article is full of links to the specific coins and cities and the coins shown here are ones available in my eBay store at the time of the writing of this article. You can use the links to search my store for the specific items, of which I have many. Some links may or may not yield results, but may in the future. So in other words you can use this list in order to put together a collection, or check back at later dates for certain cities. You city names are quite hard sometimes to spell so it is another way it is really helpful. Click here to see all coins of ancient Sicily I have available. A List of the Cities that Issued Coins in Ancient Sicily This list of ancient Sicilian cities is comprehensive, including some of the super rare mints which are usually not seen. If you decide to put together a collection, you can click on each of the cities below of your interest and search my eBay store with over 14,000 items for those specific coins. You can also use the list below for your own searches.

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AITNA in SICILY after 210BC Ancient Greek City Coin Apollo Warrior i37922 Rare Greek city of Aitna in Sicily Bronze 18mm (3.38 grams) after 210 B.C. Reference: Sear 1018 var. (three dot in field to left and head left); Calciati III, S. 148, Em. 8 Radiate bust of Apollo right, wearing chlamys. AITNAIΩN, Warrior standing facing, head right, holding spear and shield; three pellets in field to left. The Syracusan colonists expelled from Katane in 461 B.C. founded a new settlement about ten miles to the north-west, ad to this place they transferred the name of Aitna which they had previously bestowed upon Katane. AKRAGAS in SICILY 420BC Hemidrachm Crab Hare Eagle Ketos Fish Silver Coin i40761 Greek city of Akragas in Sicily Silver Hemidrachm 15mm (1.84 grams) Struck circa 420-406 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 105; SNG ANS 1010–3 Eagle standing right on hare; barley grain to left. Crab; below, ketos left with fish in its mouth.

Greek city or town Athl / Atl / AΘA Mint in Northwestern Sicily Bronze 30mm (26.95 grams) Struck circa 340-330 B.C. Reference HGC 2, 232; CNS III, p. 287, no. 1 AΘA, Head of Athena in Attic helmet right. Female figure enthroned right, holding palm branch or scepter and grounded bow; all within incuse circle. * Numismatic Note: This mint's name has been previously misread as AΘΛ (Athl), in light of modern numismatic scholarship, AΘA is actually a Doric abbreviation for Athena. So therefore, the name of this mint is unknown. What is known is that the larger bronzes were re-struck on Syracusan issues from the period of 375-345 B.C.

Greek city of Messana in Sicily under the name of Mamertini "Sons of Mars" Bronze Pentonkion 27mm (10.14 grams) Struck circa 220-200 Reference: Sear 1143; B.M.C. 2. 32 Laureate head of Ares left. MAMEPTINΩN - Horseman (Dioskouros) standing left, holding spear and touching the head of his horse standing left behind him; Π in field to left.

Greek city of Petra in Sicily Bronze 32mm (34.09 grams) struck circa 340-330 B.C. Reference: HGC 2, 1097 (R2); CNS III, p.317, no. 1 ΠΕΤΡΙΝΩΝ, Head of bearded Zeus right. Aphrodite enthroned right, holding dove. Not much is known about the settlement, although it could be believed it was fortified as it's name translates to "the Rock". Numismatic evidence locates the city to have been located in the area of northwestern Sicily, and that it was founded before circa 350 B.C. The city gave itself over to Roman control in 254 B.C. during the First Punic War. The community survived until the second century A.D.